Digital Mental Health Tools for Aotearoa’s Digital Generation

This article canvasses the landscape of digital mental health tools for young people in Aotearoa, then provides tips for practitioners wanting to support patients to use them.

Source: NZ Doctor

This article canvasses the landscape of digital mental health tools for young people in Aotearoa, then provides tips for practitioners wanting to support patients to use them

 

Key points

 

  • Digital mental health tools can provide 24/7 information, practical strategies and evidence-based therapies, and they can cater for self-management, clinician-supported interventions, or a blended therapist-and-digital approach.
  • Digital tools in Aotearoa must be informed by evidence and demonstrate a commitment to the four principles in Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
  • Different tools will work for different people, so offer choices and support young people and their whānau to try more than one tool if needed.

 

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